United States

39.5%

20.3%

31.9%

43.1%

37.1%

44.8%

New England:

Connecticut

41.7%

34.2%

*

53.8%

35.3%

41.2%

51.9%

Maine

38.6%

26.2%

*

32.9%

*

33.6%

40.4%

54.6%

Massachusetts

34.8%

40.1%

*

23.9%

*

35.5%

31.2%

41.3%

New Hampshire

39.7%

2.5%

*

28.6%

43.3%

42.7%

48.9%

Rhode Island

29.1%

3.7%

*

22.3%

*

32.6%

28.0%

39.0%

Vermont

28.9%

13.6%

*

25.1%

*

24.7%

34.2%

36.6%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

36.9%

12.9%

*

45.4%

32.7%

39.2%

44.3%

New York

34.9%

13.9%

*

41.8%

34.3%

38.4%

38.9%

Pennsylvania

38.8%

16.2%

*

22.3%

*

37.9%

43.0%

48.0%

East North Central:

Illinois

43.2%

22.3%

*

40.5%

47.6%

44.6%

46.1%

Indiana

47.4%

24.4%

*

44.8%

46.9%

52.5%

51.0%

Michigan

32.1%

21.0%

*

35.2%

32.0%

34.5%

31.3%

Ohio

38.1%

29.0%

24.1%

42.8%

31.8%

44.8%

Wisconsin

33.6%

9.6%

*

24.6%

35.5%

30.4%

47.1%

West North Central:

Iowa

35.9%

8.3%

*

46.8%

32.9%

35.5%

53.9%

Kansas

33.4%

4.8%

*

19.7%

*

38.6%

25.3%

50.2%

Minnesota

31.6%

10.0%

*

19.1%

40.7%

31.7%

31.7%

Missouri

37.3%

18.7%

*

12.8%

*

38.7%

40.2%

43.9%

Nebraska

31.3%

5.0%

*

19.4%

*

40.8%

28.0%

40.9%

North Dakota

21.6%

12.1%

*

27.9%

*

19.4%

22.3%

27.9%

South Dakota

19.3%

3.5%

*

25.5%

*

23.1%

29.1%

19.3%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

42.4%

26.0%

*

56.9%

42.0%

41.4%

49.4%

District of Columbia

50.1%

70.5%

100.0%

*

50.8%

41.7%

67.6%

Florida

49.1%

43.5%

*

58.2%

55.8%

35.5%

54.6%

Georgia

44.0%

12.1%

*

33.3%

*

48.2%

41.2%

50.4%

Maryland

40.4%

21.6%

*

39.1%

*

38.9%

49.6%

40.5%

North Carolina

37.0%

6.8%

*

17.9%

*

40.9%

34.6%

46.0%

South Carolina

45.6%

33.0%

*

23.5%

*

49.7%

32.1%

56.7%

Virginia

48.9%

14.5%

34.1%

*

56.3%

44.2%

57.1%

West Virginia

36.8%

17.0%

*

12.1%

*

48.9%

27.1%

38.8%

East South Central:

Alabama

31.3%

17.6%

*

22.7%

*

34.3%

19.1%

41.9%

Kentucky

40.2%

13.7%

*

29.4%

42.0%

33.8%

52.4%

Mississippi

35.3%

9.7%

*

25.6%

*

44.1%

28.6%

36.9%

Tennessee

41.8%

35.4%

*

29.8%

*

45.3%

38.0%

43.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

36.7%

17.9%

*

32.6%

*

31.4%

25.5%

*

54.4%

Louisiana

34.3%

13.1%

*

23.3%

*

47.0%

26.9%

30.3%

Oklahoma

35.4%

3.8%

*

31.6%

*

43.9%

22.8%

45.4%

Texas

40.3%

21.7%

*

24.3%

49.4%

37.8%

39.6%

Mountain:

Arizona

43.6%

45.0%

*

30.4%

*

51.2%

36.0%

44.4%

Colorado

36.9%

16.5%

*

37.4%

*

41.4%

32.2%

44.5%

Idaho

24.4%

4.8%

*

35.6%

*

33.4%

17.8%

*

30.2%

Montana

24.7%

3.8%

*

25.2%

*

27.5%

27.8%

34.4%

Nevada

41.2%

19.9%

*

55.6%

59.6%

25.1%

*

40.6%

New Mexico

38.2%

15.6%

*

18.9%

*

42.9%

35.1%

46.9%

Utah

42.0%

18.3%

*

48.1%

36.7%

41.3%

56.6%

Wyoming

28.7%

14.0%

*

40.9%

*

30.1%

26.4%

*

37.0%

Pacific:

Alaska

32.5%

6.9%

*

61.8%

32.4%

18.0%

53.6%

California

47.5%

35.1%

38.5%

54.1%

44.6%

47.7%

Hawaii

41.9%

31.9%

20.1%

*

48.0%

32.8%

48.7%

Oregon

31.2%

14.7%

*

35.1%

*

38.7%

24.7%

33.2%

Washington

28.3%

4.2%

*

26.1%

*

36.9%

20.4%

34.2%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

United States

0.46%

1.69%

1.58%

0.64%

0.68%

0.98%

New England:

Connecticut

2.68%

14.53%

*

11.96%

3.04%

5.44%

4.99%

Maine

2.47%

8.20%

*

12.02%

*

3.55%

4.98%

4.39%

Massachusetts

3.28%

14.77%

*

12.85%

*

3.14%

3.30%

6.49%

New Hampshire

2.77%

2.89%

*

8.27%

4.48%

5.34%

6.43%

Rhode Island

1.47%

3.93%

*

9.47%

*

4.80%

5.15%

3.51%

Vermont

2.05%

10.43%

*

12.03%

*

3.88%

2.45%

6.20%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3.93%

11.00%

*

9.25%

6.37%

9.48%

5.14%

New York

1.51%

4.23%

*

9.94%

2.95%

1.99%

2.74%

Pennsylvania

3.65%

6.30%

*

7.06%

*

5.60%

4.51%

6.64%

East North Central:

Illinois

2.25%

10.24%

*

7.72%

4.23%

4.76%

5.32%

Indiana

2.54%

11.15%

*

10.98%

5.43%

7.06%

4.11%

Michigan

2.81%

7.44%

*

10.24%

4.18%

4.86%

5.38%

Ohio

1.89%

7.63%

5.06%

3.87%

3.68%

4.08%

Wisconsin

3.43%

9.91%

*

5.00%

5.04%

3.60%

6.43%

West North Central:

Iowa

2.37%

4.77%

*

11.06%

4.74%

4.79%

5.80%

Kansas

3.07%

7.25%

*

6.18%

*

5.91%

3.26%

5.73%

Minnesota

1.81%

8.04%

*

5.58%

4.39%

3.69%

6.08%

Missouri

3.18%

10.38%

*

14.08%

*

4.08%

4.70%

7.76%

Nebraska

2.69%

6.41%

*

13.08%

*

6.31%

6.70%

6.02%

North Dakota

2.82%

10.02%

*

13.73%

*

3.27%

5.41%

5.35%

South Dakota

2.00%

2.81%

*

10.32%

*

3.02%

5.79%

7.78%

*

South Atlantic:

Delaware

2.88%

12.65%

*

14.68%

4.64%

3.77%

4.79%

District of Columbia

2.76%

20.39%

31.62%

*

5.75%

2.12%

8.83%

Florida

2.47%

14.55%

*

10.95%

3.31%

1.92%

5.81%

Georgia

2.97%

9.85%

*

12.79%

*

4.41%

7.12%

5.57%

Maryland

2.34%

10.92%

*

13.43%

*

4.39%

5.86%

5.16%

North Carolina

3.51%

6.13%

*

10.02%

*

4.51%

4.25%

5.04%

South Carolina

2.74%

12.08%

*

11.14%

*

4.28%

7.51%

6.43%

Virginia

2.78%

4.19%

16.44%

*

5.18%

5.63%

8.02%

West Virginia

3.40%

6.44%

*

9.17%

*

4.17%

6.26%

8.60%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.55%

9.19%

*

14.15%

*

4.08%

5.61%

5.74%

Kentucky

3.51%

13.40%

*

5.98%

8.33%

6.43%

6.85%

Mississippi

2.80%

9.96%

*

10.58%

*

4.26%

6.92%

5.20%

Tennessee

2.96%

11.85%

*

13.55%

*

4.88%

5.88%

7.85%

West South Central:

Arkansas

2.28%

10.47%

*

10.91%

*

4.37%

7.65%

*

7.20%

Louisiana

1.92%

13.39%

*

7.30%

*

4.67%

5.40%

3.63%

Oklahoma

2.54%

1.87%

*

13.29%

*

6.44%

2.10%

7.13%

Texas

2.97%

9.18%

*

4.62%

4.68%

2.95%

6.55%

Mountain:

Arizona

3.19%

13.56%

*

12.41%

*

6.36%

7.14%

7.19%

Colorado

1.81%

7.22%

*

12.06%

*

3.83%

3.36%

6.07%

Idaho

1.82%

2.63%

*

12.23%

*

4.10%

6.04%

*

5.99%

Montana

2.64%

1.22%

*

15.29%

*

6.60%

7.64%

6.75%

Nevada

3.49%

10.13%

*

14.83%

5.03%

8.55%

*

3.59%

New Mexico

2.66%

9.51%

*

9.84%

*

4.37%

4.44%

5.48%

Utah

2.15%

7.67%

*

12.22%

3.68%

6.47%

5.93%

Wyoming

3.12%

6.75%

*

13.38%

*

4.72%

8.27%

*

9.91%

Pacific:

Alaska

2.57%

6.50%

*

16.06%

6.71%

3.41%

4.82%

California

2.05%

9.30%

3.52%

1.23%

4.29%

3.35%

Hawaii

2.07%

6.31%

15.50%

*

4.44%

4.18%

4.97%

Oregon

1.16%

5.70%

*

12.05%

*

3.59%

4.46%

4.63%

Washington

2.91%

10.66%

*

12.71%

*

5.31%

4.42%

3.20%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.